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# Senior LabVIEW Software Engineer (Real-Time & FPGA Systems)

- **Company:** Infinitesima Limited
- **Location:** Abingdon, UK
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Clean Code Principles, Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Automation of Tests, Code Review, Collaborative Software, Continuous Integration, Software Debugging, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Python (Programming Language), LabVIEW, PID Controllers, Software Architecture, Software Engineering, Software Verification, Git, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2840613912-senior-labview-software-engineer-real-time--fpga-systems

## About the Role

* LabVIEW
 * National Instruments (NI) PXI platforms
 * Measurement and control systems
 * Scientific instrumentation
 * Automation systems
 * FPGA-based hardware and embedded systems
 * Experience developing software for hardware-controlled or real-time environments
 * Experience working with FPGA-based systems or a strong interest in developing deeper FPGA expertise
 * NI PXI, Real-Time controllers or similar hardware platforms
 * Software architecture, maintainable code development and engineering best practice
 * Git, code reviews and collaborative software development
 * Debugging complex systems spanning software and hardware

Nice to have

 * Python for automation, scripting or data analysis
 * Digital signal processing (DSP)
 * Control systems and PID tuning
 * Semiconductor equipment or advanced manufacturing environments
 * Optical, photonics or precision measurement systems
 * Automated testing and continuous integration
 * Certified LabVIEW Developer (CLD) or Certified LabVIEW Architect (CLA)

## Description

* Developing LabVIEW Real-Time software for data acquisition, control systems and hardware communication
 * Building and enhancing FPGA functionality using LabVIEW FPGA and NI FlexRIO platforms
 * Creating high-speed data processing pipelines and control algorithms
 * Developing robust communication between FPGA and Real-Time environments using DMA and synchronisation techniques
 * Writing clean, maintainable and scalable production software
 * Supporting software architecture and technical decision-making
 * Contributing to code reviews and engineering best practice
 * Developing automated testing capability and supporting continuous integration activities
 * Working closely with physicists, systems engineers and R&D teams to transform concepts into production-ready solutions
 * Supporting software verification on simulation environments and physical hardware
 * Mentoring colleagues and helping raise engineering standards across the team


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